Blogs von Dirk Müller

China 2021: Things to Watch in the "Year of the Ox"
2020 was a turbulent year for China and global economies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The question now: What's in store for China in 2021 and what does this mean for global economics and international relations? Here are 4 topics to watch closely in the „Year of the Ox".
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Megatrends: When the „Wildcard“ kicks in – A personal short note from Shanghai in times of the Corona-Virus
The future of a companies’ fate is not only framed by emerging trends and megatrends, but also to a greater extent affected by surprising events, the so-called wildcards. Any unexpected changes in the environment could lead to heavy turbulences or even a collapse of a company, a business, an industry and a national economy itself. It seems, that one of these wildcards has become a reality: The new Corona-Virus (although the SARS crisis was some kind of a prolog back in 2002/03).
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Megatrends & Brexit: Lassen Sie sich überraschen
„Überall geht ein früheres Ahnen dem späteren Wissen voraus“ schrieb der Forscher und Universalist Alexander von Humboldt. Heute liest sich das so: Die „großen Trends“ (Mega-Trends) sind - so beschreibt es das Zukunftsinstitut (1) - die „Tiefenströmungen des Wandels“, die sich durch eine rückschlagresistente Entfaltung auszeichnen.
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